Tsunami means “harbor wave” in Japanese, but they differ from other waves that are generated by the wind or solar system. Tsunami waves move the entire depth of the ocean, down to the floor, which is ...

Much of the West Coast of the U.S. is under tsunami alerts, after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck eastern Russia and sent powerful waves into Japan, Hawaii, California and counting ...

Tsunami warnings have been triggered across the Pacific in the aftermath of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia - and Japan has been hit by a five foot tidal wave. But what happens on a cruise ship ...